Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his team's season.

Chris Kreider proudly wore the Broadway Hat in the victorious New York Rangers dressing room as he tried to describe the feeling of saving his team's season.

Kreider deftly steered in a pass from Rick Nash 7: 03 into overtime, and the Rangers stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

"It is so surreal," the 22-year-old Kreider said. "It's not something that can really be explained. It is something that just has to be felt, but it was awesome. I'm just excited to give these guys an opportunity to play another game."

ALFREDSSON TAKES HEAT

Daniel Alfredsson took a beating Thursday in the court of public opinion for stating that the Ottawa Senators would "probably not" be able to overcome a 3-1 deficit and defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins.

But he's not going to change a word. He only wishes that more attention was paid to the second part of his post-game comments, in which he predicted that the Senators would respond with their best game of the season.

Alfredsson, frustrated and angry, said he was only stating the obvious: That no one gives the Senators much chance of beating the Penguins in three straight games.

AVS HIRE ROY

The Colorado Avalanche are rounding up the old crew to restore the downtrodden franchise.

First, Joe Sakic was given more responsibility in the front office. And now Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy is rejoining the Avs as head coach.

Colorado reached an agreement in principle Thursday with Roy to lead the team and also serve as vice-president of hockey operations.

RICHARDS ON BENCH

Struggling Rangers centre Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York faced elimination in Game 4 of the Eastern semifinal series against the Boston Bruins.

Richards, a star player earning $12 million this season, stayed on the ice with the extras during the morning skate.

He then confirmed that coach John Tortorella had called to tell him he would be sitting out.

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